AS-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 8, 2000
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Propitious for Girls
January 14 is considered a particularly good day for the
birth of girls, according to the ancients A baby girl bom
on this day will claim Capricorn as her sign, with its char
acteristic strengths of indomitable courage
and clear organizational skills Numerolog;
gives her the number 5 (1 plus 4) foi
resilience, and Mercury is her planet,
bestowing mental prowess Capricorn is
associated with the knees, so those born
under this sign should take special care not
to overdo physical activities that tax those
joints. Downhill skiing, football, rugby,
and high jump might not be Capricorn’s
best choice of sports Moderation is the key
Of all the wild Leasts of land or sea, the
wildest is woman.
tr Take stock before the grocery checkout. Do you have
more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains than processed
foods, fatty snacks, and sweets?
Dessert Salad
3 large apples (‘Braeborn’,
‘Fuji’, or ‘Granny Smith )
1 small bunch seedless
grapes, red or green
juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
or almonds
1 bunch fresh mint
Wash fruit well Peel,
cote, and cut each
apple into 8 to l()
slices, then cut each slice
in hall Toss apples with
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lemon juice Cut grapes in
half and combine with
apples Stir m yogurt and
nuts Save out a few sprigs
of mint fot the garnish,
then chop enough to make
a scant 2 tablespoons, and
stir it into the fruit
mixture Serve
as a luncheon
salad or a
light dessert
Makes 4 servings.
the sky high prices that many producers
had to pay for feeders this Fall,
especially in the Midwest Feedlots
sold finished cattle mostly steady at 68 00
and 108 00 dressed Demand was good
this week for local Holstein steers and
prices held fully steady, while slaughter
heifers finished steady to 50 higher with
Monday being the only good test
Slaughter cows closed the week 50 to
mostly 1 00, and instances 200 higher
on heavy Breaker cows (less than 80 pet
lean) Slaughter bull trading turned active
late in the week and prices ended 50-1 50
higher Supply included 35 percent
slaughter steers, 5 percent slaughter
heifers, 48 percent slaughter cows, 4
percent bulls, with the balance feeders
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1205-1485 lbs 69 75-73 75
Choice 2-3 1205-1480 lbs 68 00-71 75,
high dressing 1-2 up to 74 25, 1480-1630
lbs 66 00-68 75 Select and low Choice 2-
3 1040-1515 lbs 65 00-69 50 Select 1-3
945-1350 lbs 61 00-67 25
FARMER’S
WEATHER.
PROVERBS
*(§o
Holly berries
shining red
mean a long
HOLSTEIN STEERS Package High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1515 lbs 63 60
Choice 2-3 1265-1685 lbs 57 75-61 00,
package heifers 1611 lbs 55 75 Select
and low Choice 2-3 1100-1715 lbs 54 00-
58.25 Select 1-2 1030-1455 lbs 51 50-
55 00
winter, tis
said.
Cold is the
night when
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1210-1380 lbs
69 75-70 75 Choice 2-4 1130-1385 lbs
67 25-69 50, few high dressing 1-2 up to
72 25 Select and low Choice 2-3 1025-
1450 lbs 61 75-67 00 Select 1-3 925-1390
lbs 55 50-61 75
the stars
shine bright.
It is a had
win d that
doesn’t blow
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK
LOW DRESSING
Breakers 75-80 pet lean over
-1400 lbs 40 00-44 75 37 50-40 75
for someone.
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Household Chart,
Dept UU, The Old
Farmer’s Almanac,
P 0 Box 520,
Dublin, NH 03444
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We ve sprajed for bugs 2000.
Boners 80-85 pet lean over
-1200 lbs 38 00-42 00 35 00-38 75
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 37 50-41 25 34 00-37 50
Lean 88-90 pet lean over
-1000 lbs 34 50-38 00 32 00-35 00
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750
-1000 lbs 31 50-35 75 28 00-32 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade
1 1205-1860 lbs 48 50-55 00, outstanding
black 1590 lbs 60 00 Yield Grade 2 1135-
2345 lbs 40 75-50 00 Bullocks Select 1-
3860-1440 lbs 48 00-55 00
CALVES Compared to last week,
demand for veal calves was good again
this week and prices closed 2 00-3 00
higher Larger slaughter calf trading was
also active and the market ended as much
as 20 00 higher than last week's thin test
Holstein bull calves returning to feed
finished their amazing close of the 20th
century with no signs of slowing Fresh
bull calves fimshedonly 12 00 lower than
last week's record breaking market
Holstein heifers ended the week 40 00
50 00 higher
VEALERS Good and Choice 70-110
lbs 20 00-45 00, late mostly 27 00-36 00
Standard and low Good 60-90 lbs 10 00-
25 00
SLAUGHTER CALVES. Good and
Choice 200-350 lbs 78 00-106 00, 350-
550 lbs6s 00-85 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 135 00-178 00 Plainer
type bulls9o-125 lbs 73 00-16000,
weaker calves 70-105 lbs 20 00-60 00
Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 275 00-365 00
Plainer heifers 70-100 lbs 110 00-300 00
Carlisle
Livestock
Carliile, Pa.
January 4, 2000
Report Supplied By Auction
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS. NO
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME OFFERED!
CHOICE 1050-1500 LBS. 66.50-70.50;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE
61.75- HEIFERS CHOICE
65.75- SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 55.00-65.50; COWS. ACTIVE!
BREAKERS 40.50-46.50, BONERS
36.0040.50, LEAN 32.50-39.50. LOW
DRESSING LIGHT DOWN TO 29.50,
BIG MIDDLE 38.50-42.75, SHELLY
28.00 AND DOWN; BULLS 1350-1500
LBS. 48.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: HEIFERS, HOLS
TEINS 400-800 LBS. 68.00-90.00,
BULLS. HOLSTEINS 600-800 LBS.
64.50-65.00; CALVES RETURNING TO
THE FARM, HOLSTEIN BULLS #1
90-135 LBS. 110.00-143.00; HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS #1 85-95 LBS. 200.00-250.00,
#2 75-85 LBS. 125.00-185.00; BEEF X
HEIFERS 85-95 LBS. 77.50-90.00.
SWINE: HOGS US# I-3 220-270 LBS.
36.00- 280-300 LBS. 34.00-38.00,
310-485 LBS. 30.00-34.00; BOARS
OVER 400 LBS. 6.00; SOWS US#l-3
ACTIVE! 350-650 LBS. 32.00-36.00;
FEEDER PIGS THE HEAD 15-30 LBS.
12.00-
GOATS: BY THE HEAD. LARGE
NANNIES6O.OO-95.00. FLESHY GOATS
34.00-55.00, SMALL/THIN 26.00-33.00.
LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 75- ISO
LBS. 65.00-104.00.
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 30.00-49.00.
SALE EVERY TUBS. S P.M. FOR
RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS; 6:30
P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, STARTING
WITH CALVES; SPECIAL FED
CATTLE SALE TUBS., JAN. IS; STATE
GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES FRL,
JAN. 14; PEN LOTS OF CATTLE SOLD
IN ORDER RECEIVED. EARLYBIRD
PENS CLOSE TUBS. 2 P.M.
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December 10th, 1999
Thru March 31st, 2000